{"id":431,"date":"2014-09-30T23:13:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T23:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/30\/im-watching-generation-kill-first-impression\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:26:11","slug":"im-watching-generation-kill-first-impression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2014\/09\/30\/im-watching-generation-kill-first-impression\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n I’m watching Generation Kill<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst impression, based on ep 1… Not bad but it feels a bit packed with smack talking and odd characters. The dynamic they create feels more eventful than the likely boredom of their situation. Might have been closer to the reality with a slower pace and bursts of drama, rather than the even pacing, which of course would’ve made it less entertaining.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Check-in to<\/p>\n

Generation Kill on tvtag<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m watching Generation Kill \u201cFirst impression, based on ep 1… Not bad but it feels a bit packed with smack talking and odd characters. The dynamic they create feels more eventful than the likely boredom of their situation. 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